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Donald Trump confirmed that US forces confiscated a “large oil tanker” off the coast of Venezuela. The operation, initially revealed by Bloomberg, represents a significant escalation in the bilateral conflict and threatens to further complicate Venezuelan crude exports, at a time of increasing military pressure and sanctions. The incident coincides with the day María Corina Machado received the Nobel Peace Prize.
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony was marked by the absence of the laureate,María Corina Machado, whose daughter, Ana Corina Sosa Machado, read the acceptance speech on her behalf. The reading took place hours after The Wall Street Journal reported that Machado had left Venezuela for Curaçao by boat, in an operation that—according to U.S. officials cited by the outlet—was organized to ensure her safety. The Bloomberg agency added that it involved internal collaboration from officials linked to the administration of Nicolás Maduro.
Cardinal Baltazar Porras, who was the Archbishop of Mérida and later of Caracas, denounced that officials prevented him from travelling…
In a time of growing hemispheric tension, Qatar expressed its readiness to intervene as a mediator between the United States and Venezuela if requested, while Brazil warned of the risk that any U.S. military intervention could lead to a prolonged conflict in South America. Simultaneously, Türkiye and Venezuela agreed to reestablish the Turkish Airlines air route, suspended after the U.S. warning regarding Venezuelan airspace.
Various opposition actors and human rights defenders lamented the event through social networks, in addition to questioning the conditions of…
The IACHR and UN Experts Point to Human Rights Violations in U.S. Operations, While Congress Members Promote Resolutions to Prevent…
A group of Venezuelan political and social representatives met in Cúcuta with Colombian president Gustavo Petro on December 3 to propose a peaceful, negotiated, and democratic solution route for their country and to reject any form of military interference.
Washington has asked Caracas to authorize repatriation flights this very week, amid the de facto closure of Venezuelan airspace ordered by Donald Trump and the crisis generated by the suspension of routes to Spain. More than 70 deportation flights have landed at Maiquetía since both governments resumed migration cooperation.
The renewed political and social leadership of the party arises as part of a profound reorganization that seeks to strengthen…
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed that it will close its office in Caracas due to a lack of substantial progress in national investigative efforts.
